We left Rinca Island at lunchtime and motor-sailed between
the islands of the Komodo National Park.

Leaving the anchorage at Rinca Island. The
Komodo National Park has many islands.

The currents between the islands were very strong with
eddies that turned the boat this way and that, so much so that Steve
hand-steered much of the way as the auto-pilot response was too slow to stop us
veering off towards the hard bits!

We arrived at Loh Serau, Batu Montjo on Komodo Island late
afternoon, and were soon settled in the cockpit with an anchoring beer.
The surrounding hills were very dry and barren, and there was no sign of a
dragon on the beach, although we did see a wild boar sniffling around on the
water line. Too late to snorkel on the reefs today, but something to look
forward to tomorrow.

The hills surrounding the anchorage on Komodo, the island
from which the dragons get their name.